Rufus Way Smith Winter Forest Landscape Watercolor C.1880

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Rufus Way Smith Winter Forest Landscape Watercolor c.1880

Beautiful 19th century watercolor by listed American artist Rufus Way Smith (1840-1900). … more Rufus Way Smith Winter Forest Landscape Watercolor c.1880

Beautiful 19th century watercolor by listed American artist Rufus Way Smith (1840-1900).

Original watercolor on paper. Dimensions 14" x 10".

The lightly distressed frame measures 27.5" x 23.5".

Signed lower left. Very nice antique condition.

In his early work Smith depicted romantic woodland scenes in a style reminiscent of American landscapist, rendering views from inside the woods in temperate colors.

Smith sketched the American landscape directly out-of-doors. He erected his easel in the woods around Cleveland, in Tinker's Creek Park near Bedford, or he took the train to Cuyahoga Falls with fellow painters. less